$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit • Hacker News Board

Re: $1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit

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Post by Loughla » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 7:30 PM UTC

growlist wrote: post #275

Loughla wrote: post #274

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not about who is responsible. If I had evidence to back my claim up, regardless of who made the initial assertion, I'm going to. My guess is that neither can find anything with a quick google search and are just hoping that this thread dies.

Incorrect. If I thought earlier posters were intent on engaging sincerely I would continue, but evidence here and previously suggests they are employing derailing tactics masquerading as reasonable argument.

You're incorrect. Regardless of their reason, it does not derail an argument for you to provide sources. It bolsters your case.

Refusing to provide citations makes it seem like you have something to hide, regardless of the others' intention.

Re: $1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit

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Post by growlist » Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 11:45 AM UTC

growlist wrote: post #166

NicoJuicy wrote: post #156

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And I thought they had to, because they weren't allowed to have the military part of Galileo. Which makes the UK the only country without access to high precision GPS. They had no success negotiation access to Galileo, so they are forced door a Homebrew alternative. America is the leader with GPS, last time I checked. To be honest, a lot of your comments lack realism and objective references. I'm 100% sure you live i…

Having done a lot of the work here there is considerable expertise in the UK, thus it will be far cheaper for the UK to go it alone than would otherwise be the case. 'SSTL was selected to supply the navigational payloads for the first 14 Galileo Full Operational Capability satellites, in partnership with prime contractor OHB System AG of Germany, in January 2010. In 2012, the OHB-SSTL partnership was awarded a second…

More evidence of UK leadership: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46825269

'UK engineers have completed the build of the novel Quantum satellite.

The telecommunications platform will be the first fully software-defined spacecraft. '

Re: $1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit

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Post by jen20 » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 7:42 PM UTC

lazyjones wrote: post #79

jen20 wrote: post #32

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In 2015-16, 62.9% of UK households were owner-occupied. A drop in house prices (which would be incredibly welcome for me, as a prospective purchaser!) would lead to negative equity for a significant number of voters in the south east and especially the south west - no political party wants to own that, though both major parties in the UK bear responsibility for it.

> would lead to negative equity for a significant number of voters in the south east and especially the south west This argument requires some hard numbers to make. A significant number of owners bought their homes a long time ago and won't be affected. A significant number of owners live in areas where prices were not affected by EU investment. A significant number of NEW prospective owners will have access to lower…

> A significant number of owners live in areas where prices were not affected by EU investment

[Citation Needed]

EU membership has improved the _entire_ economy, and thus house prices nationwide.

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I can't quite tell if you are from the UK or not, but fixed rate mortgages are not normal. Even purchasers who purchased 20 years ago commonly have to refinance their property every two years or so in order to get a fixed rate.